Psychiatry

Behavioral Health Education Center reports nearly 15 percent growth of providers

More Nebraskans getting mental health services they need

Jan 17, 2018

Legislative candidate Henningsen tours UNMC

Calls UNMC “a critical part of the future of Omaha and our state.”

Nov 16, 2017

Nebraska legislative candidate Josh Henningsen toured the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, including the Chihuly Sanctuary, during his visit to UNMC.

E-curriculum earns Dr. Liu national recognition

Howard Liu, M.D., will receive the Creativity in Psychiatric Education Award from the American College of Psychiatrists.

Nov 9, 2017

Howard Liu, M.D.

Opioids, addiction focus of Nov. 14 Science Cafe

Alena Balasanova, M.D., will be featured speaker.

Nov 8, 2017

Alena Balasanova, M.D.

BHECN receives $1.1 million grant to increase behavioral health workers

Grant will provide full tuition and laptops for 70 non-traditional students each year to become community health workers and provisionally licensed addiction counselors.

Oct 30, 2017

Impact of meditation on brain activity

Learn how meditation impacts clinical symptoms and normal changes in cognition as we age.

Oct 10, 2017

New addiction services clinic offered

Clinic integrates treatment for co-occurring psychiatric and substance use disorders.

Oct 5, 2017

Alëna Balasanova, M.D.

Increasing behavioral health access in Nebraska

Effort will target rural and medically underserved areas of the state.

Oct 4, 2017

Brent Khan, Ed.D.

UNMC alum to read from memoir

Loren Olson, M.D., will read from “Finally Out” at McGoogan Library this month.

Sep 13, 2017

Loren Olson, M.D.

Gift to UNMC focuses on helping those who have experienced mental trauma

About 50 percent of Nebraskans report experiencing childhood adversity/trauma

Sep 13, 2017

Members of the UNMC College of Public Health team involved in the Building a Trauma-Informed Community initiative included (left-right): Lea Pounds, Ph.D., assistant professor, Department of Health Promotion, Social and Behavioral Health; Jungyoon 'JY' Kim, Ph.D., (principal investigator), assistant professor, Department of Health Services Research and Administration; Alisha Aggarwal, doctoral student, Department of Health Services Research and Administration; Ali Khan, M.D., M.P.H., dean; and Melissa Tibbits, Ph.D., associate professor, Department of Health Promotion, Social and Behavioral Health.